Participatory workshops : a sourcebook of 21 sets of ideas and activities / / Robert Chambers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455818303321
• Autore: Chambers Robert <1932-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-84977-213-4; 1-280-47569-2; 1-136-56015-7; 9786610475698; 1-136-56014-9; 600-00-0247-5; 1-4175-2231-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (438 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.3/124
• Soggetti: Group facilitation; Employees - Training of; Meetings; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms and Meanings; On this Sourcebook; Introduction; Part 1: Brief Basics; 1. 21 Dos; 2. 21 Questions when Preparing for Participatory Workshops and Learning; 3. 21 PRA/PLA Behaviours; 4. 21 PRA/PLA Questions to Ask Oneself; Part 2: Beginning, Middle and End; 5. 21 Ideas for Getting Started; 6. 21 Energizers; 7. 21 Ideas for Evaluation and Ending; Part 3: Messing Up; 8. 21 Mistakes I Make in Workshops; 9. 21 Horrors in Participatory Workshops; 10. 21 Ways to Not Answer a Question; Part 4: Groups, Seating and Size11. 21 Ways of Forming Groups; 12. 21 Arrangements for Seating; 13. 21 Ideas for Participatory Workshops with Large Numbers; Part 5: Analysis and Learning; 14. 21 of the Best; 15. 21 Ideas and Options for Analysis and Feedback; 16. 21 Ways to Help Each Other Learn; 17. 21 Tips on How to Avoid Lecturing; Part 6: ; Behaviour and Awareness; 18. 21 Activities for Attitude and Behaviour Awareness and Change; 19. 21 Tips for Dealing with Dominators and Helping the Silent Speak (if they want to, that is); 20. 21 Tips for Surviving Participatory Workshops; 21. 21 Sources of Ideas for Trainers and Facilitators Robert Chambers and Jane StevensReferences; A Note on Equipment, Materials and Furniture; Subject index; Index of activities and exercises
• Sommario/riassunto: This sourcebook is for all who work with others on participatory learning and change. Written in a spirit of critical reflection and serious fun, it provides 21 sets of ideas and options for facilitators, trainers, teachers and presenters, and anyone who organises and manages workshops, courses, classes and other events for sharing and learning ideas. It covers topics such as getting started, seating arrangements, forming groups, managing large numbers, helping each other learn, analysis and feedback, dealing with dominators, evaluation and ending, coping with horrors, and common mistakes.